U.S. citizen working in Congo tests positive for Ebola, CDC says

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak recorded on the continent.

Confirmed Ebola deaths in DR Congo hit 600

The number of deaths comes as healthcare workers threaten to walk off the job over a delay in payments.

How conflict minerals fuel war in eastern DR Congo amid US sanctions

The US has imposed sanctions on Rwandan companies it says helped finance armed groups through the illicit minerals trade

Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 500

Nation’s 17th Ebola epidemic is fuelled by the Bundibugyo virus, with no existing vaccine or approved treatment options.